Prince in the same boat

A contempt flashed in Xia Yongfan's eyes at the right time, and he sighed: "In the 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube' used by Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty, the four jade balls between the stamens were engraved with the words 'Guotai Min'an' respectively. The old shopkeeper even I don’t even know about this, no wonder the counterfeit is regarded as a treasure.”

The old shopkeeper snorted, and couldn't help but blushed slightly, doubtful.

He has been dealing in ancient stationery for decades, and has a wide range of knowledge, but today he is ridiculed by a young boy. He can't help but feel very upset, but seeing Xia Yongfan's calm and composed appearance, he can't help but believe his words.

Seeing Xia Yongfan's mocking smile, the old shopkeeper sneered: "Even if you are right, the water lotus stamen has such a small hollow, how can you tell that the jade ball inside is engraved with words?" ?”

"What's so difficult about it." Xia Yongfan raised his eyebrows, his face flashed with a look of triumph, and he said with a smile: "You can't even say that Huang He's heart is immortal. Since the shopkeeper doesn't believe it, then I will convince you."

He took out a stack of bank notes from his purse and said, "This is a bank note that is used throughout the country, and the total is 800 taels. Is it enough to buy this warm jade brush holder?"

Duolong was taken aback, 800 taels of silver!In the Qing Dynasty, the emperors were entrusted with titles, princes, county kings, Baylor, and Beizi!The prince's salary is 1 taels of silver, 1 dou of rice!The following will be halved in turn!Beizi's annual figure is more than 1000 taels, plus Zhijun Wang and Fujin will give some pocket money every new year and festival, Duolong himself also has several income from Xiaozhuangzi's shop, and the money he gets every year is also 4000 taels Although Xia Yongfan carried 800 taels of banknotes with him, it can be seen that his net worth is not cheap.

Feng Sheng's intelligence is extremely high. Although we haven't known each other for long, judging from Xia Yongfan's words and deeds, he is definitely not a person who intends to show off, but now...how could he be so abnormal? !

If there is nothing, Feng Sheng can't help feeling a little jealous of Xia Yongfan.

The old shopkeeper didn't seem to have expected Xia Yongfan to sell so generously. He took it and saw that it was indeed a bank note that is universal across the country. He nodded and said, "The market price of this 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube' is 500 taels of silver, so this master's 800 taels is naturally more than enough. The tone was very gentle, because Ge Yinyongfan is a person who knows the goods, and the old shopkeeper also thinks that it is a good thing to be able to sell the treasures to the people who know the goods.

Xia Yongfan was about to answer when Feng Sheng pulled his skirt and said in a low voice: "Yongfan, didn't you just say that bamboo and wooden stationery are elegant, and those gold, silver and jade stationery are vulgar? Do you want to spend 500 taels of silver to buy a warm jade brush holder?"

When Xia Yongfan saw it, although Feng Sheng's forehead was doubtful, there was no curiosity in his eyes, his eyes were filled with tranquility, and he couldn't help muttering to himself.

I underestimated him!

He smiled slightly, and said: "It's okay, flashing people has their own tricks." But he thought to himself: "As long as the stationery shop is really opened by that person, it will be fine, otherwise, the 500 taels of silver can buy a Nuanyu brush holder, but you can't buy it." It’s really a loser.”

At this time, the old shopkeeper had already picked up the Nuanyu Washing Pen Holder, handed it to Yongfan, and said with a smile: "My lord, this 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube' is a treasure in the world, and it can be sold to a knowledgeable person like you. , what a blessing..."

Xia Yongfan didn't listen to his ramblings, and directly took the Nuanyu Washing Brush Holder, and then laid it heavily on the ground.

"Crack!" The Nuanyu brush holder was smashed into several pieces, and the broken jade splashed.It's a pity that a treasure handed down from generation to generation has fallen into pieces.

The old shopkeeper exclaimed, and even Duolong yelled, only Feng Sheng narrowed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

Xia Yongfan secretly wiped the cold sweat oozing from his sleeves, and with a smile on his face, he slowly picked up four soybean-sized Hetian jade balls from the broken jade on the ground, spread them out in his palm and handed them to the old shopkeeper. , proudly said: "Shopkeeper, do you see that the words Guotai Min'an are really engraved on this jade ball?"

I saw four jade balls the size of soybeans placed on Xia Yongfan's white jade-like palm, which was smooth and smooth, with a faint pink color showing through, but there was no handwriting carved on it.

Xia Yongfan smiled and said: "The material of the 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube' is not unique in the world, but the carving technique is rare in the world. It was the beloved object of Emperor Renzong, and he was accompanied by Emperor Renzong in the imperial mausoleum long ago. It's nonsense that it leaked from the imperial mausoleum, it's just passed on by word of mouth, I tried it today, and it really is."

Only then did the old shopkeeper know that Xia Yongfan had spent 500 taels of silver just to prove that the brush holder was a fake, so he couldn't help being very surprised at the boy's behavior.

Big deal!A complete idiom rarely popped up in Duolong's mind, Yaya, although 500 taels of silver is not a huge amount of money that is difficult for him to get together, but buying jade like Xia Yongfan to play with it, he asked himself whether he should do it. less than.Hmph... When I am free someday, I will also spend 500 taels of silver to buy an antique to play with.

What is his purpose in doing this?Feng Sheng's forehead was thinking anxiously, and he felt a little defensive.

Looking at the jade ball rolling on Xia Yongfan's palm, the old shopkeeper's face turned white, red, blue, blue... everything changed in an instant, and his expression seemed ashamed and embarrassed. After a while, he smiled wryly and sighed: "This master has seen people before. The old man is so old that his eyes are so dim that he bought such a fake one into the store. It is really embarrassing."

After a pause, the old shopkeeper respectfully handed over a stack of banknotes to Xia Yongfan, and said, "I'm so ashamed that this old man is so dazed that he took counterfeit goods as real ones. Please take back these banknotes, sir."

"How can this work?" Xia Yongfan really wanted to take it back just like this. 500 taels is not a small amount, but when the old guy said this, I immediately agreed, and it seemed that I was guilty and not conducive to my plan, so Forcibly withdrawing his eyes from the bank note, he shook his hand and said with a smile: "Master, the money has already been sold, and the transaction is settled, so how can there be any reason to take it back? I bought this fake product willingly and threw it at you. Look, how can we get the money back again?"

The old shopkeeper really "persuaded" again: "This man said so, it really makes the old man feel ashamed. Since the establishment of this store, we have relied on the word 'integrity'. Now that it has been proven to be a fake, how can we accept it again?" Your banknote?"

Duo Long also chimed in and said: "That's right, Yong Fan. If this old guy really sells fake goods, he dares to collect cash. My lord, I'll find someone to level up this shop immediately. Since he is sensible, he wants to return the bank notes. You, then you accept it!"

"This..." Xia Yongfan was about to laugh out loud, pretending to be thinking on his face, and struggled for a long time before hesitatingly took the bank note, accepting it with 'reluctantness'.

Turning around and looking regretfully at the dazzling array of high-quality stationery in the shop, Yong Fan said: "There are really a lot of treasures in this shop, but it's a pity that the matching of stationery must be in line with the artistic conception, and it can't be judged by value alone. The Nuanyu Washing Pen Holder is really Not bad, but it’s a pity it’s another fake.” After speaking, he shook his head and sighed.

The old shopkeeper saw that he seemed to be looking for matching stationery to make a set, so he couldn't help but said curiously: "This master seems to be looking for a matching set of stationery. I don't know what your original stationery is. There are still some in the store. Treasures may be found for you."

Xia Yongfan said: "To be honest, I got a new 'Yanshan Qingshi Inkstone' and wanted to buy a brush holder to make a set. Unfortunately..."

The old shopkeeper heard it from the side, and was taken aback. He seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, what you said...could it be the 'Yanshan Qingshi inkstone' used by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yes..." Xia Yongfan picked out a set of paintbrushes, all of which are made of different materials, such as jade, ivory, and red sandalwood... Although this set is far less valuable than the 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube', But it's also worth a lot.

"The shopkeeper must have heard that this inkstone was the favorite stationery of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that using the ink ground from this inkstone to paint can increase the spirituality of the ink marks and make the people in the painting lifelike. It is truly rare in the world. As for the treasures, I came here just to buy the brush holder of Zunshang to make a set with it."

Duolong listened to the side, dizzy and confused, and was about to ask Xia Yongfan to clarify, but Xia Yongfan smiled and said: "Okay, shopkeeper, I have to go first, the Xia's shop opposite you that specializes in Western goods is My property, if the shopkeeper has any stationery worthy of 'Yanshan Qingshi inkstone', you can go there and inform me directly, we are also neighbors, we need to walk more in the future, please."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave without waiting for the old shopkeeper to answer. Duolong, who was also confused, hurriedly followed.Feng Sheng'e's face changed, and he asked the shopkeeper a few words in a low voice. The shopkeeper's face showed a look of surprise, and he answered something respectfully, and then Feng Sheng'e looked pensive.

Hearing Duolong's urging, Fengsheng quickly responded, hurriedly bought a set of pen cases of the same style as Xia Yongfan bought, and left.

The three led the horses, Xia Yongfan walked faintly ahead, Duolong was half a step behind, looking like a small follower; while Feng Shenger looked at Xia Yongfan's back, his brows became more and more wrinkled.

Seeing Xia Yongfan's smug face without any concealment, Duolong couldn't help asking: "Yongfan, the hollow stamens on the embossment of the warm jade brush holder are so small, how do you see that there are no jade balls inside? Carved with the words Guotai Min'an? If you accidentally read it wrong, wouldn't the 500 taels of silver be in vain?"

Feng Sheng also temporarily dismissed his own questions, and asked Xia Yongfan with a smile on his face.

"Puchi—" Xia Yongfan couldn't help laughing, and said triumphantly: "Fool, who said that the jade ball with the stamen is really carved with words?"

"What? No! Then you...you..." Doron was taken aback and stammered.

Xia Yongfan raised his sword eyebrows, and said proudly: "Anyway, the 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube' is a thing from the previous dynasty, and it was just a rumor that it was spread from Emperor Renzong's mausoleum later. Who knows if it is true or not. I said this jade There are words engraved on the surface of the ball, it is engraved, where can the old shopkeeper go to verify it? I spent 500 taels of silver to bet on the authenticity, and then smashed it in front of him, because I don’t care about the money at all. In terms of posture, even if he only believed in three points at first, he believed in ten points later on."

"Gah..." Duolong choked immediately, thinking of what Xia Yongfan said to vent his anger on him, he immediately understood: "No wonder Yongfan said that he wanted to vent his anger on me, so it turned out that he was deliberately punishing that old guy just now." '

Patting Yong Fan on the shoulder, Duo Long said with both admiration and admiration: "You are really good. You actually let that old guy suffer a dumb loss without spending a tael of silver. Not only did he smash his broken pen container, but I apologize to you respectfully. Hey...why can't the young master think of such a good way, which can not only punish the person, but also make him apologize to you and feel ashamed."

"Yong Fan is wise, Feng Sheng's admiration!" Feng Sheng's smile slightly, praised with meaning.

Xia Yongfan smiled faintly, and thought to himself: "I don't want to do such a wicked thing either, but for my plan and for the person behind the shopkeeper, I have no choice but to do this." '